McDermott Aviation plans for Australian summer firefighting seasonnews Terry Spruce 13 Nov 25 0As Australia prepares for another hot and dry summer, McDermott Aviation’s firefighting helicopters have arrived back in Australia after completing an international deployment fighting fires… Read more
PHI deploys two H175s for offshore missions in Australianews Mike Stones 12 Oct 24 0PHI deploys two Airbus H175 in Australia helicopters to support offshore energy transport, search and rescue (SAR) and medical evacuation operations. The helicopters are a… Read more
LCI delivers two new AW139s to Babcock Australasia for EMS opsnews Mike Stones 30 Aug 24 0LCI has delivered two new Leonardo AW139 helicopters to Babcock Australasia for emergency medical services (EMS) missions across the Torres Strait and the Northern Peninsula… Read more
Milestone agrees sale and leaseback with PHI for one Airbus H175news Mike Stones 7 Aug 24 0Milestone Aviation has signed a sale and leaseback agreement for one super-medium Airbus H175 helicopter with PHI Aviation. Recently delivered to PHI in Australia, the… Read more
Wing and DoorDash expand services to Melbourne, Australianews Yves Le Marquand 19 Jul 24 0Wing has rolled out its drone delivery service to Melbourne, Australia with the help of DoorDash. From this week about 250,000 residents in Melbourne’s eastern… Read more
RIVE Private Investment sells six medical transport helicopters deployed in Ausnews Mike Stones 31 Jul 23 0European investment company RIVE Private Investment, Thora Capital and LCI are to sell six medical transport helicopters operated in Australia to private equity firm Astatine… Read more
Six S-64 Air Crane Helicopters continue to fight fires in Australianews Terry Spruce 6 Jan 20 0Portland, Oregon –Erickson Incorporated, a worldwide leading operator, maintainer, and manufacturer of utility aircraft, is continuing to fight the devastating Australian bushfires into the new… Read more
Asia: Inventory values decreasingnews Alasdair Whyte 10 Aug 18 0Helicopter inventories are now decreasing in Asia for the first time since Asia Sky Group started its report in 2016. The inventory value for all… Read more
CHC introduces AW189 to Australian marketnews Alasdair Whyte 7 Nov 17 0CHC will be the first to introduce the AgustaWestland AW189 super medium to Australia, placing three helicopters in the country to support Woodside’s offshore transport… Read more
Erickson and Kestrel get $24 million contract extension in Australianews Alasdair Whyte 18 Aug 16 0 Erickson Incorporated and their Australian partner Kestrel Aviation Ltd have been awarded a two-year contract extension to provide wildland firefighting helicopter services in Australia. The… Read more
Australian-Turkish joint venture launches as StarFlight Australianews Alasdair Whyte 11 Apr 16 0CareFlight Group in Australia has joined forces with Kaan Air from Turkey to launch StarFlight Australia. Through manufacturer links already in place via Kaan Air,… Read more
Waypoint opens new offices in Australia and Africa/Middle Eastnews Alasdair Whyte 16 Feb 16 0Waypoint Leasing will open new offices in Australia and South Africa. The company will open an office in Brisbane in April 2016, which will be… Read more
H145 Australian demo tournews Terry Spruce 1 Jul 15 0Airbus Helicopters H145 has started a month long Australian demo tour. The helicopter will visit Brisbane and North Queensland for the first time. ALSO READ:… Read more
